President Buhari Appoints Muhammed As NEMA DG
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Air Vice-Marshal Muhammadu Alhaji Muhammed as the New Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria (NEMA).
The appointment was announced in a statement signed by Willie Bassey, the Director of Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in a statement on Saturday.
Bassey said the appointment took effect from Thursday, April 30, “for an initial period of four years in accordance with Section 3 of the National Emergency Management Agency Act.”
The erstwhile NEMA DG, Mustapha Maihaja, was directed to hand over all official matters to Muhammed immediately.
“The President thanked the outgoing Director-General for his services and charged the new appointee to serve with diligence and commitment.”